Survey Research on Child Labor in West African Cocoa Growing Areas: An Introduction

Payson Center for International DevelopmentWilliam E. Bertrand, PhDElke de Buhr, PhD

Project Goals• Data collection in conjunction with host countries:

1. Calculate best baseline estimates on the number of children working in the WFCL in the production of cocoa during the 2008/2009 harvest seasons

2. Develop and execute nationally representative child labor surveys during the 2013/2014 cocoa growing season in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana

3. Report on differences in the number and percentage changes of children working, in child labor, and in hazardous work between the 2008/2009 and 2013/2014 estimates

• Develop and share public-use data files • Develop and share survey and data analysis manuals• Develop training materials and assist national

statistical offices in identifying and executing capacity building activities

Outline of Survey Research Activities• Survey Research Methodology:

1. Stratified multi-stage cluster sampling 2. Selection of 40 clusters in the cocoa-growing areas3. Interviews with 800 households (head of

households, all children between 5 and 17 years, and all adult workers)

4. Interviews with other local stakeholders5. Survey design and data collection processes will be

developed in accordance with the guidelines on child labor statistics outlined by ILO’s 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians

Outline of Survey Research Activities (cont.)

• Survey Research Implementation:1. Survey research will be carried out in close

partnership with established research institutions in the host countries

2. Close collaboration with the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, including regular opportunities to exchange information and provide feedback

Outline of Capacity Building Activities• Capacity Building Objectives:• Improve local capacity to

1. Carry out nationally representative surveys on child labor in the cocoa-growing areas

2. Monitor and verify progress made toward eliminating exploitive child labor and forced adult labor in the cocoa sector

• Capacity Building Curriculum:• Three 5-day workshops focusing on survey design and

implementation, data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and other relevant skills

• Combination of seminar work with individual mentoring using a knowledge capital approach

• Training curriculum will be developed in consultations with the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Outline of Capacity Building Activities (cont.)• Capacity Building Participants:• Focus on decision makers and technical staff likely in

charge or involved in the allocation of resources and/or the design and implementation of future child labor related survey research • Participants should include enumerators and

statisticians at the national statistical offices in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana but the training is not limited to these groups • Training participants will be determined in

consultations with the Governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

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